The Knight from the Fairytales-Chapter 40: So, Do You Think I'm Qualified?

The existence of gods is nothing surprising. After all, many fairy tales explicitly write gods into the story, and many tales are just retellings or simplified versions of myths.
There are several commonalities across numerous myths. First, gods are omnipotent. Second, there's a great flood. Third, there is the creation of humanity.
The first point, omnipotence, has been questioned by many. For instance, can you lift yourself? Can you defeat yourself?
This is rather pointless. The evolution and updating of some mythologies have already perfectly resolved this issue.
But saying that isn't wrong either. At least, some regional myths haven't been revised. The imagination of ancient people was ultimately limited.
In fact, if you look from the perspective of ancient people, limiting your thinking to that era, you can understand why the omnipotence of gods would be questioned.
Those who question it seem to have a lot of free time on their hands.
It's like the Golden-Hooped Staff in *Journey to the West*. The author racked his brains in that era but could never have imagined a vehicle that could directly transport the staff as raw material.
108,000 jin is just a matter for one heavy-duty transport truck.
Not to mention, God in the Renaissance period was already patched up like crazy, with no weaknesses to be found, let alone the constantly updated myths of India.
Alongside these gods is the most famous concept: the Tribulation.
This 'Tribulation' thing is even more mysterious. If such a thing appeared in this world and wiped out all the gods...
Beihai had many internal guesses and doubts swirling in his mind, but ultimately, he couldn't pierce through the fog.
Previously, the mystery of this world, along with various prophecies and curses, had given Beihai a vague suspicion. Now, having received a definitive answer, he became curious again about what exactly had happened.
This reminded Beihai of the 'Primordial Chaos' genre of novels. The most idiotic aspect of such stories is how they hype up a world to be incredibly powerful.
But no matter how powerful, if you actually read through, you'll find it's weakening step by step. By the time it truly reaches that point, there are no so-called gods or immortals left in the world.
All that talk about 'facing the tribulation' is nonsense. It's just the corpse of a giant, with all its strengths directly capped, leading to a slow, gradual weakening.
What's truly unbearable is that every single one of them, without exception, can't even achieve 'world-creation,' yet they're still bragging.
Beihai leans more towards another explanation: the nutrients on the corpse were used up, triggering a cleanup. Powerful beings either left or created their own worlds, but that was merely a slow death.
Otherwise, whose evolution gets progressively weaker?
If you insist on talking about evolution, it's simple. Compare lifespans. Once you compare, you'll see there's a problem.
"Actually, you don't need to think so much."
The Fairy spoke, hoping Beihai wouldn't delve into this matter, as it held no meaning. Even if he knew the truth, what could he do?
"It's nothing. I just wonder how long such a prosperous era can last. No wonder the people here are so special, friendly, generous... that was my first impression.
But after experiencing two incidents, whether with Elsa or Ella, it made me feel this prosperity is just so-so."
"Hahaha, I thought you were pondering something else!
The dissipation of the gods wasn't only about the good. Conspiracy and deceit, death and plague didn't cease to exist. Where there's abundance, there's disease. They together constructed this perfectly prosperous world.
Good people always receive blessings; that's a fact. There's always a time when bitterness ends and sweetness arrives. The world favors them, and beings like us also show them favor."
Beihai didn't quite understand her words, just feeling they were a bit unreliable. If it were truly as she said, how would one explain *The Little Mermaid*?
This is a story familiar to the masses, though the original version seemed to be about wanting a pure soul, so it was judged as selfish desire? But she also saved the Prince!
"I was also shocked when I first heard such news, but later I let it go. Why bother thinking about it? It only adds unnecessary worry. Even if you truly knew, you couldn't change anything."
Beihai nodded noncommittally. What she said wasn't wrong. Furthermore, the fact that he could learn such news probably meant they considered him one of their own kind.
There are many beings in this world who obtain magical things but don't deeply investigate where they come from. They just use these items to live happily.
Don't even mention the things Beihai has done. If you said he didn't have some divine artifacts on him, who would believe it?
Beating Demons to death with wild punches, punching a dragon straight through, with no blessings or traces of magic on him... can that be a normal person?
However, Beihai is also quite wronged. How was he supposed to know the waters of this world ran so deep?
Honestly, after getting stronger, he originally wanted to be a 'Homelander,' conquering vast territories and gathering all the Princesses into his crystal palace. But hearing this now, forget it. What kind of Homelander?
Better just be a good person. This reputation isn't a loss for him at all; instead, it's hugely useful. Wherever he goes, people will give him some face.
"Thank you for clearing that up. But I'm still a bit curious: where do those blessings come from? That beauty mark, do you think I have the qualifications?"
The Fairy was about to say it wasn't necessary, but upon hearing Beihai's words, especially his desire for that beauty mark, she fell silent again.
"What's so good about that? It just makes you popular with women. Besides, young man, you're not ugly."
Is the beauty mark important? Perhaps. But what Beihai wanted more were blessings.
But if someone gives this thing, there must be a small price to pay. So if she really gave it, Beihai would try to ask for more. If she didn't, that would prove there was no chance at all.
After their discussion, the Fairy went out to find Ella, apparently not wanting to disturb Beihai, letting him properly digest this information.
But Beihai didn't need to digest anything at all, because he had already suspected it before. Now it was just confirmed.
Although he couldn't figure out how those gods vanished, for Beihai, this was all benefit and no harm. After all, the temperaments of those guys really had some issues.
There were always a few idiots who liked to dress as beggars and then harass passersby.
If you encountered a capricious one, giving too much meant you were insulting him; giving too little meant you were cold and ungrateful. He'd slap several layers of curses on you, turn you into an animal, and then you'd behave.